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Household of James Walmsley (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Walmsley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Walmsley, born in 1853 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Walmsley, born in 1848 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Selina (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin (born 1877 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother In Law, Robert (born 1852 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), James's Nephew, John T (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and James's Niece, Mary (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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James Walmsley's household

Male

James

Walmsley

Head
Female

Alice

Walmsley

Wife
Female

Selina

Walmsley

Daughter
Female

Mary

Walmsley

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Walmsley

Son
Male

Robert

Williams

Brother In Law
Male

John T

Kay

Nephew
Female

Mary

Kay

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Walmsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Walmsley

Head

Married

28

1853

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Walmsley

Wife

Married

33

1848

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Selina

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Walmsley

Son

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Robert

Williams

Brother In Law

Single

29

1852

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John T

Kay

Nephew

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kay

Niece

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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